Tzu Chi USA Distributes Over $2 Million in Aid to Los Angeles Wildfire-Impacted Households

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Feb 07, 2025, 11:42 ET

February 7, 2025, officially marks one month since the devastating Palisades and Eaton fires began in Los Angeles County, California. As so many strive to heal from this tragedy, our relief mission continues.

LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Calif., Feb. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- One month has now passed since the devastating Palisades and Eaton fires swept across Los Angeles County, California, leaving heartbreak and destruction in their wake. As individuals and families work to heal and rebuild their lives, Tzu Chi USA's "Help Los Angeles Heal" wildfire relief mission continues to offer vital support and heartfelt compassion in this urgent time of need.

A distribution for survivors of the Palisades fire is held at Tzu Chi’s West Los Angeles Service Center on February 2, bringing compassion and support to households who must rebuild their lives from scratch following devastating wildfires that began on January 7. Photo/Mark Chow

Volunteers listen to the experiences of Eaton Fire survivors attentively, and offer strength at a February 2 wildfire relief distribution at Tzu Chi USA’s El Monte Service Center. Photo/Shuli Lo

"To the wildfire survivors: All Tzu Chi members around the world feel your pain," expressed Stephen Huang, Executive Director of Tzu Chi Global Volunteers. "For the future, we will continue to assist and care for the impacted families — who genuinely need help."

As of February 6, Tzu Chi's relief has reached 4,247 disaster survivors, providing $2,517,200 in cash card relief, alongside 2,003 warm DA.AI Technology eco-blankets, and more supplies like cleaning kits, clothing, and food, through multiple distribution events.

"We are trying to find a place on our own to live in, and we will try to rebuild. I'm gonna be donating when I'm back on my feet... This is a fabulous group; it's just love."
Larry Demula
Eaton Fire Survivor

"The generosity is almost overwhelming — I almost cried when he handed me a card with money on it, because immediate help is what we need."
Daniel Coleman
Palisades Fire Survivor

Tzu Chi has also been active in providing essential services to wildfire-affected households at the 2025 Wildfires Resource Hub over six consecutive days, from Monday, January 27, to Saturday, February 1, at the Kaiser Permanente medical offices in Pasadena. Through this service event, Tzu Chi's Vision Mobile Clinic team provided 226 pairs of prescription eyeglasses to 183 patients. Tzu Chi USA's aid is ongoing, with forthcoming distributions on February 9 and 16, and our response will begin to enter its mid- and long-term recovery phases. With your love, we can do more. By donating before February 15, your contribution will be matched. Join us.

Learn more on our "Help Los Angeles Heal" webpage: https://tzuchi.us/la-wildfires-relief
Donate online by visiting: https://donate.tzuchi.us/cause/lawfire

Contact:
Jennifer Chien
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (909) 447-7799; Ext 6572

About Tzu Chi USA

The Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation is a global non-profit humanitarian organization founded in 1966 by a Buddhist nun named Dharma Master Cheng Yen in Taiwan. Its missions of medicine, charity, education, and humanistic culture have brought relief to 136 countries and counting. In 1989, Tzu Chi USA was established and now has 63 offices across the US. The heart of Tzu Chi is embedded in its name: in Chinese, "tzu" means compassion, and "chi," relief. Learn more about Tzu Chi USA at https://tzuchi.us.

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